Nelson-Mandela-Park, Public park in Schwachhausen district, Bremen, Germany

The Nelson-Mandela-Park is a public green area in Schwachhausen district, stretching between Gustav-Deetjen-Allee and Blumenthalstraße. It features winding walking paths, benches, and several memorial sites that visitors encounter as they move through the space.

The site originated as part of the Bremer Bürgerweide, serving as public grazing land from 1030 onwards and formally recognized by the Bremer Weidebrief in 1159. Over centuries, it transformed into an urban green space with memorial importance.

The Elephant sculpture serves as the park's focal point, symbolizing a stand against colonial practices through its transformation into a memorial. Visitors gather around this central artwork, which has become an important gathering place for reflection and community events.

The park lies between Gustav-Deetjen-Allee and Blumenthalstraße, bounded south by Hohenlohestraße and north by the extension of Parkstraße, close to Bremen's main station. In May 2019 Bremen's first of five planned public drinking fountains opened near the Elephant, aimed above all at homeless people who often stay in the park. Two earlier fountains, run by their parishes, are at St. Johann in the Schnoor and at the Liebfrauenkirche.

The Mahnmal Ohamakari, dedicated in 2009 beside the Antikolonialdenkmal, holds more than 350 medium-sized red sandstone stones and four elongated boulders, all brought from the Waterberg in Namibia. They lie anchored on a gravel-concrete roundel about 5.5 to 6 metres across, with a commemorative plaque set into the paving at its edge.